‘All My Children’ Actor Was 75
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Alan Dysert, known for playing con man Sean Cudahy on ABC's soap opera All My Children, has died at the age of 75, as announced by his wife Michele Dysert.
- Dysert battled a rare, aggressive cancer for over a decade, a struggle he detailed in his 2023 memoir, Lights, Camera, Cancer!
- He originally appeared on All My Children from 1979 to 1981 and returned for a second run from 1988 to 1990, earning praise for his portrayal of the scheming character.
- Beyond acting, Dysert was a producer, director, and acting teacher, founding The Actor’s School in Nashville in 1991, and he also created the 2015 film The Senator.
- He is survived by his wife Michele, whom he married in 2008, and his two sons, Cody and Cooper.
